Pakatan Harapan supporters outside Malaysia’s National Palace, on May 10, 2018, a day after the general election in Kuala Lumpur. Photo: Reuters

Opinion

Opinion

On Reflection by Marina Mahathir

In ‘New Malaysia’, reality bites a year after historic Pakatan Harapan victory

Debate is raging on both sides of the political divide as to how the new government has performed – but all can agree there is more to be done and higher bars for open debate to be set, writes Marina Mahathir

This is the first in a series of reflections by well-known Malaysians, a year on from the Pakatan Harapan coalition’s historic election victory on May 9, 2018, that brought about Malaysia’s first change of government.